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CA recently polled 100 technology executives at companies that use IBM System z mainframes. They reported that their loyalty to mainframe technology stems from its ability to meet requirements for reliability, resilience, security, management, and compliance. Click here to view slideshow>> ...

A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently won $4.5 million in federal grants to study computer games and learning. The largest of the National Science Foundation grants - for $3.5 million - creates a research consortium of three universities to develop technology that...

AeroInnovate kicked off on July 27, the opening day of EAA's AirVenture, as a forum to connect aerospace entrepreneurs and investors. Organized by the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network (WEN) and UW-Oshkosh, AeroInnovate showcased emerging companies, investment trends and entrepreneurs with cutting-edge technologies. ...

Salesforce.com and CODA (via its parent Unit 4 Agresso) are hooking up to create FinancialForce.com. While financial details of the arrangement were not revealed, Salesforce.com is a minority stakeholder in the new company. From the blurbs:The CODA 2go team and products have transferred to FinancialForce.com,...

A four-year federal grant award of $1.2 million will assure that high school students will continue learning at the Regional Center for Math and Science on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. The continuation grant, awarded recently through the Department of Education’s Federal TRIO Programs, will...

Over-cautious CIOs are hampering innovation, according to new research from Fujitsu Technology Solutions. The report claims that the recession is fuelling a climate of caution, with CIOs and IT directors preferring to wait for a technology to become widespread before adopting it. Just one in 10...

"[Click value] goes beyond pure view-through," Ms. Kelland said. "A consumer sees an ad or a recommendation and later on they conduct a search and then they go through to make a purchase. Display ads, in particular, have strong impact on search behaviors and also...

CIOs can see the light at the end of the dark economic tunnel, but that hasn’t shifted their focus from increasing productivity and reducing costs. CIOs and IT leaders can see the light at the end of the dark economic tunnel, but that hasn’t shifted the...